Alright, no doubt, you've already read chapter one

Alright, no doubt, you've already read chapter one! Good for you, I hope you guys really come to enjoy this story Also, I apologize if Naruto seems ooc, but considering the situation I've put him in, I think it works just fine!

I don't want the world to see me,

Cause I don't think that they'd understand,

When everything is made to be broken,

I just want you to know who I am.

Goo Goo Dolls – Iris

Naruto sat in the hokage's office, waiting for Vash to finish his report to the busty hokage.

"and that's when I brought this little midget to your office."

There was silence after that, the air in the room seemed weighted, and suffocating at the same time.

Tsunade seemed to be on the verge of tears, and the quietly uttered words broke Naruto's heart.

"Why Naruto, Why did you want to leave me?"

"It would be better if I died granny, it's not like I have any family, I've lost my family, there dead, and it's my fault. You don't understand my pain Tsunade, my whole life, people have hated me, and they never had a reason, until now, and I just…want to die."

Naruto was quieter, and his energy seemed to have evaporated. He no longer held his head up, but kept it bowed, as if constantly ashamed. His speech was quaky, and he sounded to be on the verge of tears constantly.

"Naruto, will you just make me one more promise?"

Naruto picked his head up, and revealed his teary eye's to the Godaime Hokage.

"What?"

"I'm going to send you on a mission; you'll be accompanied by this free world ninja.

I want you to promise me, that you will stay alive, for just this last mission, and if you come back, and you still want to die…I-I won't stop you."

"What is the mission?"

"I'm going to send you on a typical ambassador mission, you are to travel to the former village of the whirlpool, and meet with a women named Uzumaki Kushina, were you provide aid in establishing the village."

"uzu…maki?"

Tsunade grabbed Naruto's chin, and forced his eyes up to meet hers gently, before she uttered clearly. "She's your mother Naruto."

Naruto's eyes grew wide as he stared at Tsunade's face, searching for any sign of a lie.

Before he stared at her for what seemed like hours, before Vash took the liberty of breaking the silence. "Alright, well I accept Godaime-sama! Naruto be sure to have your things packed and ready in the next two hours, well bye!"

Picking his feet and arms up in an exaggerated march, Vash stomped out of the room.

Naruto stared at Tsunade for a while longer, before breaking down and catching her in an embrace, crying into shoulder furiously, he uttered a small "thank you" before wiping his eye's of tears and heading off to his apartment to pack his things, one last time.

Thinking negatively seemed to come naturally to Naruto.

'Great I get to meet my mother; maybe she has a good reason for leaving me to rot alone!'

"hey Naruto, I'm hungry, lets take a break."

"ok" Was Naruto's terse reply.

Pulling out a small nutrition bar, Vash stopped and sat comfortably on a small log.

They were near enough to there ultimate destination, The former village hidden in the whirlpool. About ten minutes walk would lead them into the village, and Vash needed to talk with Naruto, and sort out the kids feeling before deciding if it was best to simply let the kid talk to his mother. If Vash even detected a hint of hatred in Naruto's voice, it was time to turn back. Kushina needed to see her son, not some kid who was angry at her for no reason, the guilt would be hard enough for her to take as it was.

Naruto was standing next to Vash impatiently, he had a strange feeling they were closer then the tall man was letting on. The bigger man seemed uneasy, like he had to say something he really didn't want to say.

Naruto's predictions seemed surprisingly accurate.

"Look Naruto, there's something you have to know before we get to our destination.

Your mother….she thinks your dead, but there is more. According to Tsunade, when she found out you 'Died' she wasn't sad. Your mother honestly believed that had you lived, the kyubbi would have taken over your body, and you would have destroyed Konoha.

It sounds like a really dumb thing…I know…but you have to understand, sometimes the only way to deal with grief, and pain, is to pretend it was for the best."

"I see, so what did Tsunade tell you to do? Inform my mother that I'm alive, and That I'm not the village annihilating type?"

Laughing before throwing his head back, "relax pal!, I'm sure she'll come around! Just smell the air!"

Vash did just that, taking a very large wiff of air, just as the wind blew down from the soon to be Village hidden in the whirlpool.

Naruto looked over at the suddenly serious face of Vash, blinking at the mans sudden change in demeanor.

"Naruto, Get your pack on, I smell blood, we have to move."

Naruto blanched and raced towards the already receding image of Vash running. Naruto had to run full out, just to keep up with the man's light jog. It was the first time Naruto had seen Vash look serious. Normally, the man would be giggling about something, or making a fool of him self.

Barely thirty seconds past when they came across the body of an admittedly good looking red-headed girl, who appeared to be at least 19. Her face was covered in blood, and her nose was obviously crooked. Most likely she'd been punched in the nose…hard.

Vash stopped over the girl, audibly sighing in relief when he realized the girl was not in mortal danger. He put his hand up to the girls face, a small humming was heard, as Vash slowly healed the damage done to the girls face.

Naruto leaned back, now sitting on his knee's breathing deeply.

"Naruto! Get up someone is coming, I need to heal this girl's face, or it will scar, protect us Naruto!

Snapping up, and standing protectively over the kneeling form of Vash, Naruto couldn't bite back the small growl from rising out of his throat as an older looking woman busted through the tree's screaming " insult my daughter in front me will you!"

Surprisingly the younger girl mumbled a small "go to hell" from behind Naruto, just loud enough to hear.

"Back off lady! I don't know what she did, but you'll regret trying to get through me!"As confident as Naruto was, the woman laughed wholeheartedly.

"do you know who your talking to? I'm the former Kage of Whirlpool Village, little Jounin, I'd advise you to step aside."

Vash took the time to whisper to Naruto "back off Naruto, She'll kill you before you can blink!"
'I hope she does.' Was all that ran through Naruto's mind, as he charged the tall woman courageously.

His right hook was taken and used against him, as he was pulled forward and then knocked backwards; skidding to a halt on the slick grass only after his back met a tree.

The woman turned to Vash's kneeling form, "stop healing her. Now."
Vash just looked up to her, and smiled lightly, "I'm sorry lady, but this girl's face is just to pretty to let it scar up."

Naruto sat up, head reeling, his whole body hurt, and from one punch.

Standing up again, before yelling at the threatening form of the former Whirlpool Kage,

"I said back off lady!!"

She turned around quickly, thinking 'how can he still stand?'
"want some more huh kid?, I guess I'll just have to kill you after all."

She calmly mentioned, before pulling a kunai out of a small pouch on her left hip.

Naruto held his hand out, and a small gust of air massaged his blond hair as a Rasengan formed in his left hand.
Kushina closed her eye's in thought 'hmm a genjutsu, he must know about my past.'

The woman stood there, as Naruto rushed forward, his full speed easily tracked by Kushina's alert eyes. Still standing, her eye's widened, when she felt the air rushing just as Naruto slammed his fist forward, into her stomach. She felt her shirt tear, as the powerful technique drilled into her skin, and then a weightless feeling, as her body was thrown back, followed shortly by a bone crunching crack, as she crashed into the unforgiving trunk of a near by tree.

Laying still, somewhat embedded in the cracked in half tree, the only though Kushina could register before she blacked out was 'how?'

Ahh yes, the fated "cliffhanger"

I simply stopped hear because I didn't want to have to write anymore, It's late at night, and besides…It makes for a great chapter end dunnit?

Oh, Beta reader wanted! So feel free to PM, or leave a comment if your up to the task!